Question

When 47­year­old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped onto the stage of Britain's Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and “never been kissed, actually”， few in the audience would have wondered why. This Ms Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland, shocked the three judges and the audience with the song I dreamed a dream from the musical Les Miserables on a show of Britain's Got Talent, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain.

She couldn't hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and everyone—including the judges—seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone in the auditorium fell silent, then rose within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity judges sat open­mouthed, and remained standing to the end.

After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said，“Without doubt that was the biggest surprise I've had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was laughing at you.No one is laughing now. That was amazing.”Actress Amanda Holden followed，“I'm so thrilled because I know that we everybody were against you.I honestly think that we were all being very cynical(憤世嫉俗的) and I think that's the biggest wake­up call ever.”

Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore—who between them have nearly 1.5 million followers—speak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip(片段). The Scottish talent made her live American debut via satellite connection on CBS's The Early Show, doing an interview and singing live from her room. And she already accepted an invitation from talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey.

Now Boyle has become one of the world's hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has been viewed more than 50 million times on Youtube, becoming a hit on the Internet.

16．We learn from the passage that Susan Boyle ________．

A．rose from a low social class

B．had an unhappy marriage

C．lived with a dog alone on a farm

D．won the championship in the Britain's Got Talent show

17．At the beginning of the show, almost everybody ________．

A．looked forward to her wonderful performance

B．was attracted by her beautiful dress

C．looked down upon her

D．placed great hope on her

18．We can infer that ________ contributed most to her global popularity.

A．the judges  B．the Internet

C．the newspaper  D．the advertisement

19．The 4th paragraph is intended to tell us ________．

A．how Susan Boyle achieved her success

B．the comment made by American actor Ashton Kutcher

C．Susan Boyle's influence in the USA

D．Oprah Winfrey's invitation to Susan Boyle

Answer 1

正如一位哲人所說，“小人物也有大夢想”。在英國，47歲的婦女Susan Boyle也有自己的追求和夢想。那么她來到“英國達人秀”會有怎樣的經歷呢？她最終會成功嗎？

16．A　推理判斷題。從文章第一段中的“she was unemployed, had never been married and ‘never been kissed，actually’”和“from a village in Scotland”這些信息可推知，Susan Boyle來自社會的底層，所以選A項。

17．C　細節理解題。從文章第二段中的“everyone—including the judges—seemed laughing at her”可知，人們最初都嘲笑她，看不起她。答案選C項。

18．B　推理判斷題。從文章最后一段的內容可推知，她紅遍全球要歸功于互聯網的傳播，答案選B項。

19．C　推理判斷題。通讀文章第四段的內容可推知，該段主要講述Susan Boyle在美國的影響，據此選C項。